diff --git a/crates/committer/src/patricia_merkle_tree/types.rs b/crates/committer/src/patricia_merkle_tree/types.rs
index 28c40858..bc1d4242 100644
--- a/crates/committer/src/patricia_merkle_tree/types.rs
+++ b/crates/committer/src/patricia_merkle_tree/types.rs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ impl NodeIndex {
         path_to_bottom: &PathToBottom,
     ) -> NodeIndex {
         let PathToBottom { path, length } = path_to_bottom;
-        (index << length.0) + NodeIndex::from(path.0)
+        (index << length.0) + Self::from_felt_value(&path.0)
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn bit_length(&self) -> u8 {
@@ -51,22 +51,26 @@ impl NodeIndex {
         key: &StarknetStorageKey,
         tree_height: &TreeHeight,
     ) -> Self {
-        Self::from_felt(&key.0, tree_height)
+        Self::from_leaf_felt(&key.0, tree_height)
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn from_contract_address(
         address: &ContractAddress,
         tree_height: &TreeHeight,
     ) -> Self {
-        Self::from_felt(&address.0, tree_height)
+        Self::from_leaf_felt(&address.0, tree_height)
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn from_class_hash(class_hash: &ClassHash, tree_height: &TreeHeight) -> Self {
-        Self::from_felt(&class_hash.0, tree_height)
+        Self::from_leaf_felt(&class_hash.0, tree_height)
     }
 
-    fn from_felt(felt: &Felt, tree_height: &TreeHeight) -> Self {
-        Self(U256::from(1_u8) << tree_height.0) + Self::from(*felt)
+    fn from_leaf_felt(felt: &Felt, tree_height: &TreeHeight) -> Self {
+        Self(U256::from(1_u8) << tree_height.0) + Self::from_felt_value(felt)
+    }
+
+    fn from_felt_value(felt: &Felt) -> Self {
+        NodeIndex(U256::from_be_bytes(felt.to_bytes_be()))
     }
 }
 
@@ -94,12 +98,6 @@ impl From<u128> for NodeIndex {
     }
 }
 
-impl From<Felt> for NodeIndex {
-    fn from(value: Felt) -> Self {
-        Self(U256::from_be_bytes(value.to_bytes_be()))
-    }
-}
-
 #[allow(dead_code)]
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, derive_more::Sub)]
 pub struct TreeHeight(pub u8);